As a follow-up to the last post, some more tips and thoughts on ear cleaning!
Remember not to get shampoo in your dogs eyes or ears. Their ears can be allergic to many substances, and a dogs ears are designed to be self cleaning to a large extent!
If the ear flaps need a clean I recommend olive oil, or as an alternative choose witch hazel. Use either substance on a cotton wool bud or a wad of cotton wool, depending on the size of the ears, be gentle, and do not rub or poke into the ear canal at all. If your dog objects to the procedure you must be extra careful as you could do damage if they jump about at the wrong time!
Do check your dogs ears on a regular basis, especially at the time of year when grass seeds can be a problem.
If you have a dog or puppy who objects to having its ears checked and cleaned - or any other delicate procedure for that matter - always try to do the job as a two-person task. One to do the actual procedure, and the other to distract the dog in whichever way works best.
Food normally works well for this, something they really love will usually lock their attention to the stomach instead of ears, feet, or anything else you want to work on!
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